WINEMAKER NOTES Fruit for the Byron 2004 Pinot Noir Nielson Vineyard was harvested from the finest blocks of the Nielson estate, planted in high-density spacing to premium Dijon clones chosen specifically for this site. Hand-harvested Pinot Noir from Nielson Vineyard receives the gentlest handling possible at our gravity-flow winery. Clusters are carefully hand-sorted on the upper level, then pass through the crusher-stemmer into movable open-top fermenters below. There, the grapes are given three to five days of pre-fermentation maceration to develop fruit character, color, and body. Some of the lots were fermented with native yeasts to enhance vineyard expression. The wine was cellared for 10 months in our temperature- and humidity-controlled barrel rooms.

TASTING NOTES The wine is complex and richly layered, displaying aromas of dark cherry and rose petals with hints of brown spice and earthiness. The flavors are bold and reveal remarkable extraction and concentration with nuances of red and dark cherry, plum, and brown spice. 5250